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'Pacific Perspectives' art exhibit with over 40 artists opens Wednesday night at Guam Museum
Artspace Guåhan is hosting its opening night reception and ribbon cutting of "Pacific Perspectives: A Celebration of Art & Culture," a premier exhibition featuring more than 40 local artists and creatives from across Guam and the Pacific. The...

Pacific Partnership 2025 Honor the U.S. Navy’s 250th Birthday
WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2025) – Multinational service members assigned to Pacific Partnership 2025 and Sailors assigned to Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) honor the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday,...

asia India searches premises of cough syrup maker linked to child deaths, source says
NEW DELHI — India's financial crime-fighting agency is searching seven sites on suspicion of money-laundering by Sresan Pharma, the cough syrup maker linked to the deaths of several children over the last month, a source told Reuters on Monday...

asia Seoul plans first civilian nuclear bunker under public housing complex
SEOUL — Authorities in Seoul plan to build the South Korean capital's first civilian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear attack underneath a public housing complex by 2028, a city government official said on Monday (Oct 13), to guard against...

National report calls for urgent action to protect coastlines
A new national report from the Surfrider Foundation is spotlighting Hawaii’s North Shore as a leading example of how communities can take the lead in confronting climate change — and calls for more urgent action as Hawaii’s beaches and shorelines...

Suunil Dabral appointed Senior Vice President and Regional Head – Asia-Pacific, Korber Supply Chain
Suunil Dabral, Senior Vice President and Regional Head – Asia-Pacific, Körber Supply ChainKörber Supply Chain has named Suunil Dabral Senior Vice-President & Regional Head – Asia-Pacific, entrusting him with full P&L ownership and the mandate to...

Trump: Our Nation Honors Christopher Columbus
President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation declaring today as Columbus Day. Trump was Monday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”. Here are his words: “Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus — the original American hero, a giant of...
New to The Street Announces Strategic Media Partnership with YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) for 12-Part National Television Series
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2025 / New to The Street, one of the nation's longest-running sponsored television brands airing weekly on Fox Business and Bloomberg, today announced a strategic media partnership with YY...

Kicking the habit: How Southeast Asia is quitting tobacco
In a quest to stamp out tobacco use, Southeast Asia is leading the world — it has massively reduced its tobacco consumption since 2010. It previously had the highest tobacco use per capita, but has dropped to second place on a World Health...

UAE pledges $10 M to boost disaster resilience in Asia-Pacific
Nature-based solutions for disaster preparedness The Community Resilience to Natural Disasters Programme is a joint initiative between WWF and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The programme aims to...

A Night Of Harmony: Music Unites Cultures At The Historic Peshawar Museum
Peshawar witnessed an unforgettable evening of music, culture, and harmony as the historic Peshawar Museum opened its doors to a world-class concert, A Night of Harmony, organised by the Spanish Embassy in collaboration with the Directorate...

du launches AI Park, National Hybrid AI at GITEX 2025
Dubai: du, the UAE’s leading telecom and digital services provider, unveiled two major initiatives at GITEX Global 2025 aimed at accelerating the nation’s sovereign artificial intelligence agenda — the launch of du’s AI Park in Dubai and the...

New ship fees will turn U.S.-China trade fight into a global shipping showdown New port fees kicking in on Tuesday could raise costs further on Chinese goods and ultimately reduce imports from Asia. Read More »
The U.S.-China trade war has lurched from fragile truce to bare-knuckle brawl. It is about to intensify further when the two countries hike fees on each others’ commercial ships Tuesday — a move that, on the U.S. side, could end up raising...
Echoing across cultures – uplifting stories of global women
They come from different corners of the world, yet share the same courage to persevere through hardship and shine in the ordinary. Women are redefining strength with their inspiring stories across continents and cultures. Their stories transcend...
Sri Lankan health minister elected chair of WHO's 78th South-East Asia Regional Committee session
COLOMBO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The 78th session of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia began in Colombo on Monday, with Sri Lanka's Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa elected as chairman for a one-year...
Sri Lanka Sets High Bar for Public Health in Asia
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, lauded Sri Lanka’s remarkable public health milestones, describing the island nation as a model for progress despite its...

Bhutan hosts Asia Tennis Federation Under-14 Tennis Tournament 2025
Bhutan is hosting the first-ever international tennis event, the Asia Tennis Federation Under-14 Tennis Tournament 2025. The five-day competition, underway at the National Tennis Centre in Thimphu, brings together 30 young players from Bhutan,...

Business News | From Serving the Nation to Empowering Humanity - The Story of Evox
PNN New Delhi [India], October 13: In every era there are leaders who redefine what it means to serve. Kulvinder Singh, a proud Air Force Veteran, is one such visionary. After dedicating years of his life to the Indian Air Force, he retired with a...

Global Gateway Forum: EU expands investments in hydropower to drive Central Asia’s energy transformation
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. European Commission In a significant boost to energy and water security in Central Asia, the European Union together with partners announced new investments...

India News | Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates, Lays Foundation Stone for 3 National Highway Projects Worth over ₹2,000 in Puducherry
Puducherry [India], October 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 3 National Highway projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore in Puducherry on Monday. This includes the...